Interesting Green: Reflection - Haddon Robinson

Source (book): "Classic Gem: Timeless Devotions from Our Daily Bread Authors", Chapter 60, "A Loud Fizzle", Page 69.
By Haddon Robinson, Our Daily Bread Author

PHOTO: As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord. - Joshua 24:15
Read: Joshua 24:14-25

The story has been told of a blacksmith who heated a piece of iron in the forge, not knowing what he was going to make. At first, he thought of shaping it into a horseshoe, but changed his mind. After hammering on the iron for a while, he decided to try to make it into something else. By this time, the metal was no longer malleable. Holding it up with his tongs and looking at it with disgust, the blacksmith tossed it into a vat of water. "Well," he shrugged, "at least I can make a fizzle (hissing sound) out of it!"

Joshua would have seen an important lesson in that story. He knew that a meaningful life must have a clear purpose. "Choose!" he urged his followers (Joshua 24:15). If you're not going to live for God, then decide against Him. If you are going to live for God, then let your life reflect that decision. But whatever you do, decide! Joshua made it clear that he and his family had made their choice to serve the Lord (Joshua 24:15). For him, life was not and amusement park, but an arena where important decisions had to be made.

What about you? If you don't choose to trust Christ and serve Him, all you will have to show for the living of your days will be a loud fizzle.

If you decide not to choose, you've already made the wrong choice.

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As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord. - Joshua 24:15
Read: Joshua 24:14-25

PHOTO: As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord. - Joshua 24:15
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The story has been told of a blacksmith who heated a piece of iron in the forge, not knowing what he was going to make. At first, he thought of shaping it into a horseshoe, but changed his mind. After hammering on the iron for a while, he decided to try to make it into something else. By this time, the metal was no longer malleable. Holding it up with his tongs and looking at it with disgust, the blacksmith tossed it into a vat of water. "Well," he shrugged, "at least I can make a fizzle (hissing sound) out of it!"

PHOTO: The story has been told of a blacksmith who heated a piece of iron in the forge, not knowing what he was going to make. At first, he thought of shaping it into a horseshoe, but changed his mind. After hammering on the iron for a while, he decided to try to make it into something else. By this time, the metal was no longer malleable. Holding it up with his tongs and looking at it with disgust, the blacksmith tossed it into a vat of water. "Well," he shrugged, "at least I can make a fizzle (hissing sound) out of it!"
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Joshua would have seen an important lesson in that story. He knew that a meaningful life must have a clear purpose. "Choose!" he urged his followers (Joshua 24:15). If you're not going to live for God, then decide against Him. If you are going to live for God, then let your life reflect that decision. But whatever you do, decide! Joshua made it clear that he and his family had made their choice to serve the Lord (Joshua 24:15). For him, life was not and amusement park, but an arena where important decisions had to be made.

PHOTO: Joshua would have seen an important lesson in that story. He knew that a meaningful life must have a clear purpose. "Choose!" he urged his followers (Joshua 24:15). If you're not going to live for God, then decide against Him. If you are going to live for God, then let your life reflect that decision. But whatever you do, decide! Joshua made it clear that he and his family had made their choice to serve the Lord (Joshua 24:15). For him, life was not and amusement park, but an arena where important decisions had to be made.
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What about you? If you don't choose to trust Christ and serve Him, all you will have to show for the living of your days will be a loud fizzle.

PHOTO: What about you? If you don't choose to trust Christ and serve Him, all you will have to show for the living of your days will be a loud fizzle.
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If you decide not to choose, you've already made the wrong choice.

PHOTO: If you decide not to choose, you've already made the wrong choice.
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PHOTO: Reflect and Pray
Joyfully enlisting
By Thy grace divine,
We are on the Lord's side,
Savior, we are Thine. - Havergal
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Reflection - Haddon Robinson - A Loud Fizzle
Source (book): "Classic Gem: Timeless Devotions from Our Daily Bread Authors", Chapter 60, "A Loud Fizzle", Page 69.
By Haddon Robinson, Our Daily Bread Author

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Reference

Links

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Joshua 24:14-25 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua+24%3A14-25&version=NIV

Joshua 24:15 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua+24%3A15&version=NIV

Matthew 11:28-29 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+11%3A28-29&version=NIV